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Physics Department Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN Low-energy meson phenomenology with Resonance Chiral Lagrangians Presented in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor in Science by arXiv:1708.00554v1 [hep-ph] 2 Aug 2017 Adolfo Enrique Guevara Escalante Thesis advisors: Dr. Gabriel López Castro and Dr. Pablo Roig Garcés. ii “Life is like a healthy penis, it gets hard for no reason.” iii Table of Contents Table of Contents iii List of Tables vi List of Figures viii 1 Theoretical Framework 7 1.1 Introduction . .7 1.2 Standard Model . .7 1.2.1 Introduction . .7 1.2.2 Electroweak Standard Model . .8 1.2.3 Strong Interactions and Quantum Chromodynamics . 16 1.2.4 Standard Model of Particle Physics . 22 1.2.5 QCD, limitations and Effective Field Theories . 27 1.2.6 Chiral symmetry of the QCD Lagrangian density . 29 1.2.7 Inclusion of external currents . 30 1.3 Chiral Perturbation Theory . 32 1.3.1 Construction of Chiral Perturbation Theory (χPT) . 32 1.4 Resonance Chiral Theory (RχT)..................... 35 2 Lepton universality violation and new sources of CP violation 38 2.1 Introduction . 38 − − + − 2.2 The τ π ντ ` ` decays as background for BSM interactions . 39 ! 2.2.1 Introduction . 39 2.2.2 Matrix element of the process . 40 2.2.3 Form Factors . 42 2.2.4 Short distance constraints . 45 2.2.5 Branching ratio and invariant mass spectrum . 47 2.2.6 Conclusions . 51 iv 2.3 Long-distance contribution to B± (π±;K±)`+`− decays. 52 ! 2.3.1 Introduction . 52 2.3.2 RχT contribution to the Weak Annihilation amplitude . 53 2.3.3 Extending RχT for heavy flavor mesons . 54 2 2.3.4 The electromagnetic form factor FP (q ) ............. 58 2.3.5 CP Asymmetry . 65 2.3.6 Conclusions . 67 3 New charged current structures 69 3.1 Introduction . 69 3.2 Matrix Element and Form Factors . 70 3.3 Meson dominance model prediction . 72 3.4 Resonance Chiral Theory . 78 3.4.1 Resonance Lagrangian operators . 78 − − (0) − − (0) 3.5 τ π η γντ as background in the searches for τ π η ντ ... 94 ! ! 3.5.1 Meson dominance predictions . 94 3.5.2 RχL predictions . 98 3.6 Statistical error analysis . 102 3.7 Conclusions . 104 4 The VV 0P form factors in RχT and the π η η0 light-by-light con- − − tribution to the muon g 2 106 − 4.1 Introduction . 106 4.2 The anomalous magnetic moment . 107 4.3 Hadronic contributions . 111 4.4 Transition Form Factor, TFF . 113 4.5 η- and η0- Transition Form Factor . 116 P;HLbL 4.6 Pseudoscalar exchange contribution aµ .............. 118 4.7 Genuine probe of the πTFF . 121 4.8 Conclusions . 125 v 5 Conclusions 127 Appendices 130 vi List of Tables 2.1 The central values of the different contributions to the branching ratio of − − + − the τ π ντ ` ` decays (` = e; µ) are displayed on the left-hand side ! of the table. The error bands of these branching fractions are given in the right-hand side of the table. The error bar of the IB contribution stems from the uncertainties on the pion decay constant F and τ` lepton lifetime [72]. 48 2.2 LD, SD and their interference contributions to the branching ratio for both channels. 66 2.3 CP asymmetry computed for different q2 ranges, all values are given as percentages. 66 3.1 Our fitted values of the coupling parameters. Those involving a photon are given multiplied by the unit of electric charge. 78 3.2 Branching fractions for different kinematical constraints and parameter space points. 104 3.3 The main conclusions of our analysis are summarized: Our predicted − − (0) branching ratios for the τ π η γντ decays and the corresponding ! results when the cut Eγ > 100 MeV is applied. We also compare the latter results to the prediction for the corresponding non-radiative decay (SCC signal) according to ref. [124] and conclude if this cut alone is able to get rid of the corresponding background in SCC searches. 105 4.1 Different types of contributions to the aµ. The hadronic contributions give the main theoretical uncertainty. 110 4.2 Contributions to aµ from diagrams (a), (b) and (c) in fig 4.5 as given in ref. [166]. 113 π0;HLbL 4.3 Our result for aµ in eq. (4.22) is compared to other determinations. The method employed in each of them is also given. We specify those works π0;HLbL that approximate aµ by the pion pole contribution. It is understood that all others consider the complete pion exchange contribution. ..... 119 vii P;HLbL 4.4 Our result for aµ in eq. (4.26) is compared to other determinations. The method employed in each of them is also given. We specify those works that P;HLbL approximate aµ by the pseudoscalar pole contribution. It is understood that all others consider the complete pseudoscalar exchange contribution. 120 HLbL 4.5 Our contribution to the aµ compared to previous computations. 126 viii List of Figures + − 2.1 Feynman diagrams of the different contributions to the τ π` ` ντ ! decay. Diagrams (a) to (c) give the model independent contribution, while the structure dependent has been separated into two contribu- tions for convenience . 40 2.2 Contribution to the vector form factor in eq (2.1), where the circle with cross denotes the weak vertex. 43 2.3 Contribution to the axial form factor in eq (2.1), where the circle with cross denotes the weak vertex. 43 2.4 The different contributions to the normalized e+e− invariant mass distri- bution defined in Eq. (2.15) are plotted. A double logarithmic scale was needed. .................................. 49 2.5 The different contributions to the normalized e+e− invariant mass distribu- 2 tion defined in Eq. (2.15) are plotted in a magnification for s34 & 0:1 GeV intended to better appreciate the SD contributions. A double logarithmic scale was needed. ............................. 50 2.7 All possible contributions to the WA amplitude at leading order in 1=NC . The thick dot denotes interactions between resonances and the fields coupled to the vertex. 53 2.8 All LD WA Feynman diagrams at leading order in 1=NC . The first row shows the contribution from model independent interactions, while the second and third shows contributions from diagrams with one and two resonances respectively. V (0) stands for light charged (neutral) vector resonances. 56 2.9 Only non-vanishing structure dependent contribution to the WA LD amplitude. 58 ix 2.10 BaBar parametrization and our form factor compared with data from p 2 BaBar. Here mll = q . Both form factors overlap below 1.4 GeV, which is the dominant region of the form factor in the observables of the studied decays. 60 2.11 Electromagnetic form factor of the K meson with the BaBar parametriza- tion and our form factor compared with data from BaBar. Here mll = p q2..................................... 61 2 2.12 Real and imaginary parts of FK (q ) using RχT and GS. 62 2 2.13 Real and imaginary parts of Fπ(q ) using RχT and GS. 63 2 2.14 The smooth match between LD and QCDf description of FK at 2 GeV is shown. 64 2 2.15 The smooth match between LD and QCDf description of Fπ at 2 GeV is shown. 65 3.1 Effective hadronic vertex (grey blob) that defines the Vµν and Aµν tensors. 71 3.2 Photon energy spectra for the leading bremsstrahlung terms in BR(τ ! (0) πη γντ ) .................................. 72 3.3 Contributions to the effective weak vertex in the MDM model. The wavy line denotes the photon. 73 3.4 Contributions from the Wess-Zumino-Witten functional [56] to τ − ! − π ηγντ decays. The cross circle indicates the insertion of the charged weak current. 88 3.5 One-resonance exchange contributions from the RχL to the axial- − − vector form factors of the τ π ηγντ decays. Vertices involving ! resonances are highlighted with a thick dot. 89 3.6 Two-resonance exchange contributions from the RχL to the axial- − − vector form factors of the τ π ηγντ decays. Vertices involving ! resonances are highlighted with a thick dot. 89 x 3.7 One-resonance exchange contributions from the RχL to the vector form − − factors of the τ π ηγντ decays. Vertices involving resonances are ! highlighted with a thick dot. 90 3.8 Two-resonance exchange contributions from the RχL to the vector form − − factors of the τ π ηγντ decays. Vertices involving resonances are ! highlighted with a thick dot. 90 − − 3.9 Histogram of BR(τ π ηγντ ) for 100 (left) and 1000 (right) random ! points in the MDM parameter space are plotted. 95 − − 3.10 τ π ηγντ normalized spectra according to MDM in the invariant ! mass of the ηπ− system (left) and in the photon energy (right) are plotted for some characteristic points in fig. 3.9 . 96 3.11 Histogram of BR(τ πηγντ ) where photons with Eγ > 100 MeV are ! rejected. 96 − − 0 3.12 Histogram of BR(τ π η γντ ) for 100 (left) and 1000 (right) ran- ! dom points in the MDM parameter space are plotted. 97 − − 0 3.13 τ π η γντ normalized spectra according to MDM in the invariant ! mass of the π−η0 system (left) and in the photon energy (right) are plotted for some characteristic points in fig. 3.12 . 98 0 3.14 Histogram of BR(τ πη γντ ) where photons with Eγ > 100 MeV are ! rejected.
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